There have been several different migratory movements of Poles to Iceland. For much of the Cold War period most of the Polish population was restricted in their ability to travel outside of communist Poland at all.
More recently in 2004, an influx occurred after Poland joined the European Union, thereby easing restrictions on Polish citizens' eligibility to work in other European Economic Area states. As of 1 January 2021, Statistics Iceland recorded 20,553 Polish people (born in Poland) living in Iceland.[1] Although small compared to the size of migrant groups in other countries, that makes them the biggest minority ethnic group in Iceland.[2] In 2006, Iceland's construction industry boomed and Polish workers were increasingly hired to fulfill work demands. Within a year, the number of Polish migrants in the country increased by 81%. Poland also joined Iceland in the Schengen Zone in 2007.[2] As a result, Poles do not need work or resident permits to live and work in Iceland.[3] The global financial crisis of 2008 decreased the levels of migration drastically and more Poles repatriated than arrived in Iceland during this year.[2]
^ ab"Population by country of birth, sex and age 1 January 1998-2021: Poland". Statistics Iceland. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
^ abcZaorska, Katarzyna Dorota (May 2012). "2. Literature Review". Language Use by Polish Immigrants in Iceland: English or Icelandic? (B.A. Essay). University of Iceland. hdl:1946/11708. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ abBroder, Henryk M. (June 20, 2011). "Iceland's Face of Immigration Is Distinctly Polish". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^Birgir Þór Harðarson (2020-07-13). "Pólverjar á Íslandi vildu ekki Duda sem forseta". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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